Bl. Michael Tozo

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Martyr of Japan. He was a native of Japan who became a catechist and aide to Blessed Balthasar Torres. Loyal to the faith, Michael was bumed alive at Nagasaki. He was beatified in 1867 by Pope Pius IX.

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Generations of Catholics have admired this young saint, called her the "Little
Flower", and found in her short life more inspiration for own lives than in volumes
by theologians. Yet Therese died ... continue reading

He was the son of an artisan and a lady of the Irish royal court. Born in Connaught, Ireland, and baptized Lochan, he was educated at Kilmacahil, Kilkenny, where the monks named him Fionnbharr (white ... continue reading

This great defender of the faith insisted on the central claim of
Christianity: God can be known and loved-indeed, that is why He came
into our midst in the person of His Son; so that through a
relationship with Jesus Christ, man could participate in the ... continue reading